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Posada Margherita in Tulum, Mexico is among the top spots to eat in Tulum. Posada was one of our most memorable meals. We’d read of the ‘Pasta Nazi’, as the locals call him. Alessandro Carozzino, an Italian ex-pat who runs the hotel and restaurant with his wife is rather stringent about the rules. But then I would be too if I made fresh pasta by the individual order. This was a rather unexpected beach meal! … Continue reading →

33-35 Bridges Street – Sheung Wan, Hong Kong http://www.yardbirdrestaurant.com Japanese, Asian-fusion, Hot Spot, Chicken-themed For the first time in years, I had the opportunity to travel to Hong Kong on business. I had forgotten what a beautiful city it is and how easy it is to navigate. And for the first time I was not with a large entourage with every night booked at the Intercontinental or Felix at the Peninsula. I was determined to … Continue reading →

Mezzanine Hotel in Tulum, Mexico has an excellent restaurant on site. The cuisine is Thai-Mexican fusion. Thai recipes are prepared with the freshest local Mexican ingredients with perfection. Whether you are a guest at the hotel or if you are traveling in Tulum, Mezzanine Restaurant is one of a few must eat stops in Tulum. The beach and view here are outstanding as well!

So we didn’t have an underwater camera and I wish we did, because it is hard to describe our underwater adventure without them, but I will try. The pictures we do have from the trip are mostly of a little known cenote on a secluded beach that dumps into the Caribbean Sea a bit north of the Tulum Ruins. So our adventure begins with a little bit of a hangover from the previous night. Erik, … Continue reading →

The cenotes are huge openings to underground cave/river systems. Basically a cenote is a sinkhole that opens up to beautiful crystal clear blue waters. Some are huge some very small. Cenotes are all over the place on the Yucatan Peninsula. The closest and easiest to get to for us was the Gran Cenote. Gran Cenote is located just outside of downtown Tulum on the road to Coba. Jen and I decided to visit Gran Cenote … Continue reading →

While in Tulum Jen and I were lucky enough to experience the Tulum Ruins. They are located on the very North End of Beach Rd. Beach Rd. dead ends at the ruins. Easy to get to by walking, biking or taking a cab. We walked the beach part way and then were forced by terrain and fences to walk the rest along Beach Rd. It was a beautiful twenty minute walk. We had read that … Continue reading →